Donald Trump speaks as Ben Carson listens during the Republican presidential debate at the Milwaukee Theatre on Wednesday in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

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The two leading GOP presidential candidates don't think much of the students continuing to protest the University of Missouri's handling of racial incidents. NBC News reports Donald Trump called the protesters "disgusting" and "disgraceful" during an interview Thursday. He accused them of being unreasonable, saying, "Their demands are, like, crazy!" Those demands include a "racial awareness and inclusion curriculum" and more black faculty to make Mizzou a less hostile-feeling place for minority students. In an interview Wednesday, Ben Carson accused the protesters of "infantile behavior" and Mizzou of being "too tolerant," according to Politico. Carson said the university administration must "have the moral courage to stand up to it."

Large protests—including football players refusing to play and a student going on a hunger strike—have made headlines at the university this month. Protesters claim the school hasn't done enough to address racial tensions in recent years, NBC reports. In response, Mizzou's president and campus chancellor resigned this week. Trump says that was a mistake, calling the administrators "weak" and "ineffective" and saying it wouldn't have happened if he were in charge. "I think that when they resigned, they set something in motion that's gonna be a disaster for the next long period of time." According to Politico, Carson said the protests are a symptom of a larger nationwide problem: unreasonableness. "We have people who get in their respective corners and demonize each other, but there's no conversation."

Ever hear of police officers Alyn Beck and Igor Soldo? They were gunned down by Jerad Miller and Amanda Miller! Their gang leader was Cliven Bundy! Was Trump angry when Rand Paul met with him? Spiro Agnew was our ONLY VP to plea bargain! Role model? Republican "law and order"? INOPERATIVE!!

Stainless

Nov 13, 2015 8:34 AM CST

Call out the campus police - or the National Guard - and squash this. Make the rabble-rousers 'disappear' - never to be seen again. We don't need them in an educational institution - nor in our society!!!

sunniladi

Nov 13, 2015 12:28 AM CST

"protesters''..? tantrum-throwers! i'm furious that the U of M president caved to their ignorant display of infantile behavior. their so-called grievances are petty and not even proven. I agree with EVERYTHING trump stated.